Monday, November 24, 2014

Climate Change

                                   
                          The third planet from the sun, our Earth is the only planet in the universe where life is known to exist. Assessed to have been formed 4.54 billion years ago, the Earth is the sole planet in our solar system where favorable environment and temperature conditions have made possible the 
existence of millions of species, including humans.

                                     Since mankind came into being, it had to devise newer and better things to assist its preservation in a mostly hostile ambiance. Many of man's actions, such as the invention of automobiles, deforestation, setting up of industries, improper disposal of waste products, had been aimed at his own good but affected the earth either in a direct or an indirect manner.

       

     Climate Change!!! Heat waves. Droughts. Floods. More infectious diseases and injuries borne of weather extremes. The projected effects of climate change may sound apocalyptic, but public-health scientists say there are ways to prepare for global warming's expected assaults on the body by educating people about the health risks of heat waves and enhancing disease surveillance. "It's not necessarily going to be of biblical proportions, but our living conditions are at risk of deteriorating...

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